A portable cart (42) for collecting medical waste in a bag (54) includes a mobile base (44), a frame (50) attached to and located above the base (44), a sensor (72) mounted to the frame (50) for detecting if metal objects are passed through the frame opening and a processor (74) coupled to the sensor (72). The frame (50) has an outer surface and an opening and being adapted to removably mount the bag (54). The sensor asserts a sensor signal when a metal object passes through the frame opening, wherein the sensor signal indicates an amount of metal content in the metal object passed through the frame opening. The processor (74) is configured to, based on the sensor signal, actuate a metal detection alarm, based on the sensor signal, count a number of objects that are discarded into the bag (54) in each of a plurality of categories, each of the categories being associated with a different level of metal content, and store the numbers in the portable cart (42) for later reporting.
PORTABLE CART FOR COLLECTING MEDICAL WASTE
TRAGBARER WAGEN ZUM SAMMELN VON MEDIZINISCHEM ABFALL
CHARIOT PORTABLE POUR COLLECTER DES DÉCHETS MÉDICAUX
2023-03-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A61M DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY , Vorrichtungen zum Einführen oder Aufbringen von Substanzen in oder auf den Körper / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / B65F GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE , Sammeln oder Entfernen von Haus- oder ähnlichem Müll |